Sustainable Concordia

Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator

Contract length: One year with potential for renewal based on performance reviews and the financial stability of the organization

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Sustainable Concordia recognizes and welcomes the unique contributions that individuals from marginalized and oppressed communities bring to our organization, and invites these individuals to apply. We encourage applicants to describe the unique contributions they, as individuals with diverse experiences, would bring to Sustainable Concordia in their cover letter or resume.

About Sustainable Concordia

Sustainable Concordia is an organization that builds and measures culture and practices of sustainability at Concordia University in solidarity with the global community. We believe that fundamental changes need to be implemented. We assess and address challenges of the existing economy based on unlimited growth and exploitation of natural resources and the political system that excludes key stakeholders from participating in decision-making.

Through our three priorities; collaborating on a Sustainability Policy for Concordia, advocating for carbon neutrality, and Sustainability Education and Engagement, Sustainable Concordia mobilizes and campaigns in order to make fundamental changes within the university.

Position Summary

The Education and Engagement Coordinator’s main goal is to facilitate the recruitment, coordination, and formal recognition of volunteers. Activities involved in realizing this goal include attending events throughout both campuses when there is an outreach opportunity to solicit potential volunteers and/or for increasing awareness by engaging in discussions about our individual and collective roles regarding sustainability on campus. The incumbent also fills volunteer positions as mandated by the annual programming of Sustainable Concordia, and collaborates with the Outreach Committee to ensure the organization has the volunteer capacity in order to effectively host outreach events, tabling, and other engagement opportunities as needed.

The candidate also collaborates with coordinators, fellows, and volunteers in the overall planning and organization of campaigns and educational activities of Sustainable Concordia as they are established. Finally, as Sustainable Concordia undergoes organizational transformation, the incumbent actively participates in the planning and execution of long-term future directions of Sustainable Concordia, in addition to actively participating in internal operations such as short-term goal/priority setting processes, and participatory budgeting processes.

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